Category Archives: Local

Historically Low Great Lakes Ice Cover Not Significantly Impacting Water Levels Yet
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Take a trip to Point Beach State Forest right now and you'll see nothing but open water out to the horizon. That wouldn't be so unusual, if it wasn't the middle of February. Meteorologi...
Rachel Charniak Feb 14, 2024 A wide-open, almost ice-free Lake Michigan as seen from Point Beach State Forest in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin on February 13th, 2024.
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Public Invited to Share Redevelopment Ideas for UWGB Marinette Campus at Listening Session
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An upcoming listening session will offer residents the opportunity to share their suggestions regarding the future of UW-Green Bay's Marinette campus. Last month, UWGB ann...
Rachel Charniak Feb 14, 2024 UW- Green Bay Marinette is one of three branch campuses of the UWGB system.
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Marinette County Sheriff's Office Warns of Scam Callers Impersonating Employees
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities in Marinette County are alerting residents of a scam where callers pretend to be Sheriff's Office employees. In a Facebook post, officials said they have received reports of...
Rachel Charniak Feb 14, 2024

Fond Du Lac Police Investigate Suspicious Death
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - At 6:23 p.m. Tuesday, the city's police department and fire rescue squad were dispatched to the area of W. Follett Street and N. Main Street for a single vehicle crash. P...
Robert Kennedy Feb 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Beefed Up Patrols Along School Bus Routes
Calumet CO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A growing number of complaints in Calumet County regarding vehicles passing school buses is leading to more patrols. According to the Calumet County Sheriff's Office, repo...
Robert Kennedy Feb 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Major Property Buy Up By The CEO Of Festival Foods
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The owner of the EPIC Event Center and Green Bay Rockers has purchased an empty corner lot between the two venues. Cormier Property Partners, which is operated by Skogen ...
Robert Kennedy Feb 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

School Wars In Marinette
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A former Marinette elementary school that has sat empty nearly two years has a buyer willing to pay full price, but the buyer says the public school district has rejected t...
Robert Kennedy Feb 14, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Menasha Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Toddler on Video
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Menasha man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for the production and distribution of child pornography. John D. Schaefer, 35, is also required to register as a s...
Rachel Charniak Feb 13, 2024 John Schaefer (Winnebago Co. Jail)

Green Bay School Board Places Superintendent On Leave During Investigation
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The Green Bay School District Board of Education has placed Superintendent Dr. Claude Tiller Jr. on administrative leave as it conducts a review into comments he made during a radi...
Rachel Charniak Feb 13, 2024 Dr. Claude Tiller Jr.

24 Sturgeon Speared Tuesday
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- One quarter of the way through the 2024 season, sturgeon spearers are no more than 14% toward any of the harvest caps on the Winnebago system. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resour...
Rachel Charniak Feb 13, 2024 Sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago, February 18, 2021.
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